<p>In 1976 in Chowchilla, California, an entire school bus filled with children disappeared without a trace. Less than a day later, all 26 of them, along with bus driver Ed, escaped from a hole underground with a terrifying story about being taken by three masked men. Soon, three very wealthy young men, from some of the most well-off families in town, were found with a piece of paper with the word ‘PLAN’ written at the top, followed by a list of the children's names. This is Just The Gist of the Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping - an eyerolling example of ‘Why Are Men’, but also an event that forever changed the way we look at the ongoing effects of childhood trauma.&nbsp;</p><p>.</p><br><p>We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the<a href="https://www.patreon.com/justthegist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Just The Gist Patreon</a> or Apple Premium Subscriptions.</p><p>Watch Just The Gist episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast</a></p><p>Follow Just The Gist on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a> @JustTheGistPodcast</p><p>Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland</p><p>Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: Pocket</p><p>Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!</p><p>Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.</p><p>.</p><p>Watch CBS 2023 doco ‘48 Hours: Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping’: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-survivor-never-before-seen-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-survivor-never-before-seen-interview/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Watch CNN 2024 doco ‘Chowchilla’: (On HBO Max): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O5c-qATo-I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O5c-qATo-I</a>&nbsp;</p><p>‘How a 1976 mass kidnapping changed how the world sees childhood trauma’ (CNN 2023): <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/02/health/chowchilla-childhood-trauma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/02/health/chowchilla-childhood-trauma</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Notorious Chowchilla bus kidnapper ran a goldmine from prison (CBS 2022): <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-ran-a-gold-mine-and-christmas-tree-farm-from-prison/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-ran-a-gold-mine-and-christmas-tree-farm-from-prison/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>‘Little Heroes of Medicine Teach Experts How To Treat Childhood Trauma’ (CBS 2002): <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/little-heroes-of-medicine-teach-experts-to-treat-childhood-trauma/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/little-heroes-of-medicine-teach-experts-to-treat-childhood-trauma/</a>&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>